University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018. Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust this response has been provided by hospital site.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Does your Trust employ a diabetes inpatient specialist nurse? For clarity, a nurse specialising in diabetes care for inpatients in your hospitals.
Yes
- Does your Trust record the number of days on average that patients with diabetes spend as inpatients in your hospital, and if so, what is this figure for 2018?
7 days (average between 01/01/2018 – 30/09/2018).
- If you do record the above information (from question 2), how does this compare to the average number of days spent in hospital by patients without diabetes?
5 days (average between 01/01/2018 – 30/09/18).
- Does your Trust employ a multidisciplinary foot care team to manage diabetes related amputations and if so, what is the staff mix?
Yes, we have a multidisciplinary foot care team that includes a podiatrist, CNS and lead Consultant Diabetologist.
Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital
- Does your Trust employ a diabetes inpatient specialist nurse? For clarity, a nurse specialising in diabetes care for inpatients in your hospitals.
Yes
- Does your Trust record the number of days on average that patients with diabetes spend as inpatients in your hospital, and if so, what is this figure for 2018?
Yes, average is 3.64 days for patients with diabetes (ICD10 codes: E10-E14, O24)
- If you do record the above information (from question 2), how does this compare to the average number of days spent in hospital by patients without diabetes?
Average 1.57 days for patients without diabetes.
- Does your Trust employ a multidisciplinary foot care team to manage diabetes related amputations and if so, what is the staff mix?
Yes. Patients that attend the foot clinic will be seen by the doctor, diabetes specialist nurse, general nursing staff and podiatrist, depending on clinical need. In addition vascular surgeons and psychologists attend on an ad hoc basis.
